Cherokee’s varsity basketball teams traveled to Murphy on Monday, Feb. 4 and came back with wins.  The Lady Braves (18-2) won big 90-42, and the Braves (11-7) edged Murphy 75-74.  Avery Mintz led Cherokee with 21pts followed by Bree Stamper with 18.  The Lady Braves...

    The Cherokee varsity wrestling team had two matches on Friday, Feb. 1.  They blanked Andrews, who only had two wrestlers on their team, by a score of 72-0.  The Braves then lost 41-33 to rival Swain in a hard fought match. Following are full results: Cherokee...

Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle, an EBCI tribal member, improved to 23-5 in his mixed martial arts career with a win at the Legacy Fighting Championship 17 in San Antonio, TX on Friday, Feb. 1.  Hornbuckle won a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Pete Spratt...

Home court advantage didn’t exist for Andrews when Cherokee came to town on Friday, Feb. 1.  The Lady Braves (17-2) continued its tear through the Smokey Mountain Conference this year with a 93-32 win.  The Braves (10-7) also had a big night with a 65-42 win.  Kendall...

Cherokee’s varsity wrestling team beat Murphy 45-33 on Thursday, Jan. 30.  Following are full match results: 106lb. – Michael George (Ch) pinned Sarah Haynes (M) at 2:58 113lb. – Ethan Swearengin (Ch) won by forfeit 120lb. – Dustin Garrett (M) pinned Sidnie Yanez (Ch)...

Dan Hornbuckle (22-5), an EBCI tribal member, is set to face Pete Spratt (25-21) in a MMA fight being televised on ASX-TV.  The 170lb. division fight is part of the main card of the Legacy Fighting Championship 17 which is set to begin at 10pm.  Other fights on the...

Both of Cherokee’s varsity basketball teams cruised to wins over Blue Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 29.  The Lady Braves (16-2) won 65-37 and the Braves (9-7) won 80-54.  Avery Mintz and Kendall Toineeta led the Lady Braves with 14pts each.  Cherokee jumped out early in this...

Rabun Gap (Ga.) swept Cherokee’s varsity basketball teams on Monday, Jan. 28.  The Lady Braves (15-2) lost only their second game of the 2012-13 season.  Both losses have come to teams from Georgia.  The Lady Eagles squeaked out a 62-61 win over the Lady Braves with a...